NEW YORK -- The NBA said Thursday that officials Ed Malloy, John Goble and Violet Palmer missed a foul by Charlotte's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist against Toronto's Andrea Bargnani on a jump shot in the final seconds of the Bobcats' 98-97 victory Wednesday night.

The NBA said Bargnani should have been given two free throws and the clock stopped with approximately 2.4 seconds remaining. Replays showed Kidd-Gilchrist's right hand made contact with Bargnani's left wrist as the Toronto player shot, with the ball coming up well short.

YES! they admitted they messed up! this is fantastic! it makes everything ok now! im so happy.
the bs reffing can go fuck off already. im so sick of this crap. the raps get no respect and the power the refs have in deciding a game is insane.

If they're admitting a mistake, then someone must pay. Suspend the refs of the game. Fine them. Fire them. Do something. Mistakes cannot go unpunished.

I remember a few years ago the refs said Shaq fouled out but he only had 5 personals. It was against the Hawks I believe,they made Shaq's team play out the final minute again vs Atlanta before they started their next meeting/game.
In that game it didn't even have a significant impact on the outcome but they still replayed it. If the NBA has any integrity,they'll let these two teams play out the free throws and final seconds before their next meeting in Charlotte. That's fair to me.

IMO the NBA should cough up complimentary tickets for all the Rap fans who paid and travelled to the venue to watch their team lose because they're not able to employ staff who can do their job properly.

Was it hard for them to review it, let the Bargs shoot ft's and leave 1 second for the bobcats. Would be fair in my opinion. But then again two days after the game say ''sorry, I was wrong'' is pointless.

This isn't the first time the Raptors sent tape in to the league. This isn't the first time, according to multiple sources, that the league admitted it got something wrong involving the Raptors this year.

But what can you do? The officials aren't perfect and they are far from the only reason Toronto is losing close games.

The team hasn't found a closer yet. Someone to take control and hit tough shots. Kyle Lowry might be that guy, but he is also so supremely confident that he often makes bad decisions late -- either dribbling into the opposition or hoisting up bad shots (like the one that hit only backboard, just before Walker's and-one play).

Was it hard for them to review it, let the Bargs shoot ft's and leave 1 second for the bobcats. Would be fair in my opinion. But then again two days after the game say ''sorry, I was wrong'' is pointless.

Anyone remember the "non-perfect game" a couple years ago in baseball when the umpire at first called the guy out when he was clearly safe and cost the pitcher a perfect game(Gallaraga??). Anyway, the league admited it but didn't reverse the call. Can't change anything after the fact.